Posted on 05/05/2003 7:43:51 AM PDT by Mister Magoo
IRAQ'S 'DR GERM' CAPTURED
Coalition forces have captured one of Iraq's top biological weapons scientists.
Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash, among the top 55 most wanted members of Saddam Hussein's fallen regime, was taken into custody on Sunday, a US Defence Department official said.
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Last Updated: 15:31 UK, Monday May 05, 2003
ALERT...WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "ARMS SCIENTIST SAID TO HAVE FLED TO SYRIA" by Rowan Scarborough (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Some of Iraq's top weapons scientists already have fled their country and are in Syria, from where they may seek political safety in France, administration sources said yesterday. The officials said among those believed to have made it to Syria are Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash and Rihab Taha, both top scientists in Iraq's biological-weapons program. The administration sources said there are intelligence reports that one, or both, made it to Damascus. Mrs. Taha is a British-trained microbiologist, who led Iraq's drive to cultivate and weaponize deadly anthrax. Nicknamed "Dr. Germ," she is believed to hold vast knowledge concerning all of ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's development of weapons of mass destruction. Mrs. Ammash has been nicknamed "Mrs. Anthrax" by Western reporters. She has been photographed at Saddam's Cabinet meetings, and at a meeting with his son, Qusai, who ran most of Iraq's military and security organizations. The two women are notable not only for their expertise in weaponizing germs, but also because they both attained senior positions among the male-dominated Ba'ath Party.") (April 11, 2003) (Read More...) Update..."'Mrs. Anthrax' Surrenders to U.S. Military" -May 5, 2003
LOL! I just came across this thread.
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